Five romantic movies to watch alone this Valentine’s Day
There’s no better feeling than waking up on February 14 with no present other than the hangover you’ve given yourself from a previous night of inept, drunken antics. So what better way to spend your day than by locking yourself away and sticking a few movies on? But it’s the season of love, so you […]
Top 5 books for her on Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day can be a great day to give your female significant other a book to show how much you care. Northern Lights has compiled a list of top 5 books for her on Valentine’s Day. 1. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes. This is perhaps one the most heartbreaking novels – of the year. […]
Review: Her – The Deeply Personal Tale Of Modern Impersonal Romance
Her, billed as “a Spike Jonze love story”, marks the fourth feature-length film directed by, unsurprisingly, Spike Jonze. In this intriguingly futuristic film, Jonze draws you into a story of cyber romance that centres on Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix). Theodore is an expressive man with a neat moustache living in the near future where […]
The Northern Lights Film Show – "Someone Give Tom Hanks A Kleenex"
After some surprisingly popular demand, we’re back. People have already started asking where you were when the first, grammatically poor, “Northen” Lights film show was uploaded. There’s even rumours that natives of Borneo went to see Dallas Buyers Club, based purely on our review. Sam and Angus bring you their thoughts on the movie news, upcoming […]
Her – Spike Jonze's Academy Award Dark Horse Opens In The UK
Three-time Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix takes the lead in Her, the solo screenwriting debut of Jackass co-creator Spike Jonze. Her centres around an introverted man, soon to be divorced, who purchases and forms a strong bond with a talking operating system that names herself Samantha. Voiced by Scarlett Johansson, Samantha evolves and adapts to life […]
Tyneside Cinema Unveils The North East's Favourite Romantic Film…
The results are in, and the winner of the North East’s favourite romantic film 2014 is… The Notebook. The Tyneside Cinema asked the public what their favourite romantic film of all time was, and the screen adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ epic love story came out on top, beating out Brief Encounter (1945), last year’s winner […]